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Hair tie

Culture/People:
Seminole  Search this
Previous owner:
James Economos, Non-Indian, 1938-2019  Search this
Object Name:
Hair tie
Media/Materials:
Ribbon, glass bead/beads, wool yarn, hide
Techniques:
Loom beadwork
Dimensions:
52 x 1.1 x 5 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Florida; USA
Catalog Number:
24/8713
Barcode:
248713.000
See related items:
Seminole
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6198cb8a1-06bb-46b2-b728-079fb8db4b98
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_264067
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Sash/Belt

Culture/People:
Seminole  Search this
Previous owner:
James Economos, Non-Indian, 1938-2019  Search this
Object Name:
Sash/Belt
Media/Materials:
Glass bead/beads, wool yarn, cotton cloth
Techniques:
Braided, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, edge beaded, sewn
Dimensions:
184 x 4 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Place:
Florida; USA
Catalog Number:
24/8716
Barcode:
248716.000
See related items:
Seminole
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ead4362d-5ac3-4044-b761-d8ddb9cd22ed
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_264070
Online Media:

Garters/Legbands

Culture/People:
Seminole  Search this
Previous owner:
James Economos, Non-Indian, 1938-2019  Search this
Object Name:
Garters/Legbands
Media/Materials:
Glass bead/beads, wool yarn, cordage
Techniques:
Braided, loom beadwork
Dimensions:
104.1 x 8.9 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Place:
Florida; USA
Catalog Number:
24/8718
Barcode:
248718.000
See related items:
Seminole
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61b7931ef-6bb8-4283-8851-5c348bfd1c32
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_264072
Online Media:

Plate

Culture/People:
Acoma Pueblo  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Emma Lewis-Mitchell (Emma Lewis), Acoma Pueblo, b. 1931  Search this
Donor:
David L. Stearman, Non-Indian, 1930-2021  Search this
Bernice Stearman (Mrs. David L. Stearman), Non-Indian, 1932-2012  Search this
Previous owner:
David L. Stearman, Non-Indian, 1930-2021  Search this
Bernice Stearman (Mrs. David L. Stearman), Non-Indian, 1932-2012  Search this
Previous seller:
Emma Lewis-Mitchell (Emma Lewis), Acoma Pueblo, b. 1931  Search this
Commissioner:
Rick Dillingham, Non-Indian, 1952-1994  Search this
Object Name:
Plate
Media/Materials:
Pottery, clay slip, paint
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, slipped, painted
Dimensions:
3.5 x 27.7 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Acoma Pueblo, Acoma Reservation; Cibola County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1988
Catalog Number:
26/6857
Barcode:
266857.000
See related items:
Acoma Pueblo
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws670def4f3-bc23-4c44-ba6c-07afa9f4696c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_392254
Online Media:

Tobacco container

Culture/People:
Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Tobacco container
Media/Materials:
Wood, glass bead/beads, cordage
Techniques:
Carved, inlaid, drilled, tied
Dimensions:
15 x 8 x 7 cm
Object Type:
Pipes and Smoking
Place:
Bristol Bay; Bristol Bay Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
5/248
Barcode:
050248.000
See related items:
Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]
Pipes and Smoking
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67c1b5f54-65ff-4a11-9df2-df4a4ff89d49
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_53934
Online Media:

Box with cover

Culture/People:
Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Object Name:
Box with cover
Media/Materials:
Wood, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Carved, incised, inlaid
Dimensions:
5 x 3 x 5 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Bristol Bay; Bristol Bay Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
5/520
Barcode:
050520.000
See related items:
Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]
Containers and Vessels
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws600bdf280-65ec-4ff7-9044-799722910db5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_54460
Online Media:

Box with cover

Culture/People:
Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Object Name:
Box with cover
Media/Materials:
Wood, glass bead/beads, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted, inlaid
Dimensions:
8 x 6 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Bristol Bay; Bristol Bay Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
5/521
Barcode:
050521.000
See related items:
Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a6657892-24b6-4126-ac07-b12be1b3c7f6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_54461
Online Media:

Mosquito mask worn during the Weather Dance

Culture/People:
Heiltsuk (Bella Bella)  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Mosquito mask worn during the Weather Dance
Media/Materials:
Wood, eagle feather/feathers, cedar bark, birdskin/birdskins, cotton cloth, sinew, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
62.1 x 40.4 cm
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
5/767
Barcode:
050767.000
See related items:
Heiltsuk (Bella Bella)
Masks and Masking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws669f27334-1913-413d-bc24-43714bc9035d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_54496
Online Media:

Necklace

Culture/People:
Hupa  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Necklace
Media/Materials:
Abalone/Haliotis shell, glass bead/beads, cordage
Techniques:
Strung
Dimensions:
52 x 13 x 3 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Northern California; California; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
5/810
Barcode:
050810.000
See related items:
Hupa
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66b286d9d-b5cd-42de-9d22-9628e18cd743
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_54539
Online Media:

Mask

Culture/People:
Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Mask
Media/Materials:
Wood, mirror
Techniques:
Carved, inlaid
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
British Columbia; Canada
Catalog Number:
6/677
Barcode:
060677.000
See related items:
Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)
Masks and Masking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f290274c-695e-4949-ba59-f4d5ae959635
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_65522
Online Media:

Drum handle

Culture/People:
UnangaxÌ‚ (Aleut)  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Drum handle
Media/Materials:
Ivory
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Alaska; USA
Catalog Number:
6/2410
Barcode:
062410.000
See related items:
Unangax̂ (Aleut)
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b295711a-6620-4166-b327-de6f88e71a2b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_66973
Online Media:

Pipe

Culture/People:
Iñupiaq  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Pipe
Media/Materials:
Walrus Ivory, ink
Techniques:
Carved, incised, scrimshaw, painted
Dimensions:
29 x 2 x 5.5 cm
Object Type:
Pipes and Smoking
Place:
Kotzebue Sound; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
1880-1900
Catalog Number:
6/2445
Barcode:
062445.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq
Pipes and Smoking
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fbe3153d-4525-4fcc-b12a-0844769b89ae
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_67008
Online Media:

Mask

Culture/People:
UnangaxÌ‚ (Aleut)  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Mask
Media/Materials:
Wood, paint
Techniques:
Carved, incised, painted
Dimensions:
24.5 x 18.5 x 7 cm
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
Alaska; USA
Date created:
1850-1880
Catalog Number:
6/2458
Barcode:
062458.000
See related items:
Unangax̂ (Aleut)
Masks and Masking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c7812d1f-e60e-4f57-ad60-999acff13261
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_67021
Online Media:

Mask representing a swimming bird

Culture/People:
Yup'ik (Yupik)  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Mask representing a swimming bird
Media/Materials:
Wood, paint, bird quills, twine/string
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
25.7 x 9.5 x 30.2 cm
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
Alaska; USA
Date created:
circa 1900
Catalog Number:
6/2473
Barcode:
062473.000
See related items:
Yup'ik (Yupik)
Masks and Masking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6172f082a-6155-4073-a21d-a71f80626dfd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_67036
Online Media:

Throwing stick/Atlatl

Culture/People:
Iñupiaq  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Throwing stick/Atlatl
Media/Materials:
Wood, ivory, animal gut/intestines
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Point Clarence; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Catalog Number:
6/2319
Barcode:
062319.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bd1ca398-e6d2-491d-af97-1d16aec70cc4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_67338
Online Media:

Spear foreshaft with point

Culture/People:
UnangaxÌ‚ (Aleut)  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Spear foreshaft with point
Media/Materials:
Wood, stone, vegetal fiber, iron point
Techniques:
Carved, wrapped
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Aleutian Islands; Aleut Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
Archipelago:
Aleutian Islands
Catalog Number:
6/2350
Barcode:
062350.000
See related items:
Unangax̂ (Aleut)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e177d0f6-6702-4698-9090-0e9b06e97987
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_67369
Online Media:

Man's tunic

Culture/People:
Yup'ik (Yupik); possibly collected from the Gwich'in (Kutchin) or Deg Hit'an (Deg Xit'an)  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Man's tunic
Media/Materials:
Squirrel skin/fur (Ground squirrel), caribou hide/skin, otter skin/fur, wolverine skin/fur, wolf skin/fur, pigment/pigments, wool yarn
Techniques:
Sewn, fringed
Dimensions:
115.9 x 138 x 6.5 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Native Term:
dag
Place:
Yukon Territory; Canada
Date created:
1880-1910
Catalog Number:
6/3309
Barcode:
063309.000
See related items:
Yup'ik (Yupik)
Gwich'in (Kutchin)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fc0c2e5c-31c6-407b-a1fb-f0bfa0aaeea1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_68054
Online Media:

Pendant

Culture/People:
probably Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) (archaeological) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Pendant
Media/Materials:
Spondylus shell/shells, turquoise, jet/lignite
Techniques:
Cut, mosaic inlay, perforated, glued
Dimensions:
17.9 x 18.2 x 2.5 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Pueblo Bonito ruins, Chaco Canyon National Historical Park; San Juan County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
AD 900-1200 (Pueblo II to III period)
Catalog Number:
7/1615
Barcode:
071615.000
See related items:
Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) (archaeological)
Adornment/Jewelry
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southwest
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws676cc8498-4c00-4cda-a463-b6d97373b887
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_77165
Online Media:

Mask

Culture/People:
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Mask
Media/Materials:
Wood, vegetal fiber, hair
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
British Columbia; Canada
Catalog Number:
8/1585
Barcode:
081585.000
See related items:
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Masks and Masking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6970e2560-d11d-4d3f-8cd7-ac4ab7ee1c80
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_87744
Online Media:

Mask

Culture/People:
probably Tsimshian (Ts’msyen) (attributed); possibly collected from the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)  Search this
Previous owner:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Seller:
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Mask
Media/Materials:
Wood, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
23 x 21 cm
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
British Columbia; Canada
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
8/1586
Barcode:
081586.000
See related items:
Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Masks and Masking
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Northwest Coast
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c2e0c039-f7d1-4e44-9f9c-88d75ce85e92
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_87745
Online Media:

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